Movies that have a dramatic scene are more attractive to watchers. In Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, the final dramatic scene is where George shoots Lennie in the head. George shoots Lennie to save Lennie from Curley. In the book, when George killed Lennie, is a more open area with greener grasses and taller weeds and bushes. Also, the Salinas river was still and calm. “The deep green pool of the Salinas River was still in the late afternoon” (Steinbeck 99). By the river being calm, it set the scene as peaceful. The hills in the mountains in the distance were getting darker as the day continues on. “Already the sun had left the valley to go climbing up the slopes of the Gabilan mountains, and the hilltops were rosy in the sun” (Steinbeck 99). The murder takes place on the bank of the river. The readers can visualize the mountains in the distance. The hills were glowing with the setting sun. “Lennie turned his head and looked …show more content…
He started crying and was in obvious pain before he killed Lennie. He knew, in his heart, he was doing the right thing. Also, the movie used a more woody scene for the ending. In the book, the bank was more grassier and greener. The scene in the movie had less grass and more dirt. This shows that it was more about hurrying than comfort. George made Lennie think about taking care of the rabbits. He made up for the lack of comfort in Lennie’s final moments. Both the book and movie have the actors on the bank of the Salinas, which is in a still green section of the river. In both versions, George told Lennie to tell the story of the rabbits and the house that they were going to live on. Then, George helped him tell the story and then shot him in the head. The sun is setting and the hills are darkening slightly; the forest around them is getting darker. By keeping the settings the same, it shows that George wanted the images that Lennie was seeing in his final moments to be